Men’s handball team of Government First Grade College (GFGC), Bilikere, which secured second place in the University of Mysore Inter-college Inter-zonal Men’s Games Handball Tournament seen with the trophy. Seen in the picture are (sitting from left) C.K. Jayaram (captain), Superintendent K.R. Ramesh, Physical Education Director Pashupathi, Principal S. Linge Gowda, Sports Committee Members Gule…
Putting an end to monkey business…
March 18, 2017A group of 18 monkeys, which were creating nuisance by jumping on public and snatching bags, were caught with the help of Forest Department personnel and MCC staff near Kukkarahalli Lake on Thursday. Picture shows former Mayor R. Lingappa, MCC Veterinarian Dr. Suresh, Forest Department Veterinarian Dr. Nagaraj and others along with the captured monkeys.
Plea to clear garbage in front of house at N.R. Mohalla
March 18, 2017Civic workers, who sweep the streets, dump dry leaves and other waste in front of a house on St. Mary’s Street in N.R. Mohalla for the garbage collection auto to clear the same. But when the auto does not turn up, the dry leaves get scattered due to wind and sometimes even enter houses causing…
ZP Member takes up de-silting of Lake in Nanjangud
March 18, 2017Sadananda, a Zilla Panchayat Member from Nanjangud, has set an example for other members by sponsoring the de-silting of a lake in Karya village. The works were undertaken on the 2-acre Lake on the occasion of former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa’s birthday celebrations recently. The lake, which had remained neglected over the past few years, had…
Gundlupet By-election: Ch’Nagar DC asks Banks to provide info on suspicious transactions
March 18, 2017Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner B. Ramu held a meeting with the representatives of various Banks including the Nationalised, Private and Co-operative banks at his office here yesterday and instructed to keep a track of all the transactions in their Banks and report in case of suspicious transactions. Addressing a meeting in the wake of Gundlupet By-polls,…
Video shoot of classroom lecture, a novel idea indeed !
March 18, 2017Sir, I was surprised to read what a person of Dr. S. Dandapani’s eminence and experience has to say on ‘the proposed shoot of classroom lectures.’ With the standard of education going down by the day, what with the quality of teaching staff we have today, I (who was a lecturer of Law over 40…
Yeddy seeks Suttur Seer’s blessings
March 18, 2017Former Chief Minister and State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa on Friday visited Suttur Mutt at the foot of Chamundi Hill here and received the blessings of Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji. Yeddyurappa, who has been camping in the city, leading the BJP’s campaign for Nanjangudu and Gundlupet assembly seats by-poll, visited the Mutt yesterday afternoon and…
Check rampant traffic violations
March 18, 2017Sir, It is not clear how to consider the news of city Traffic Police collecting Rs.7.13 lakh as fine from violators in just three days (Star of Mysore dated Mar. 5), that too only in certain areas of the city. Whether it is efficiency of the Traffic Cops to have rigorous checks or the inability…
BSY appeals electorate to vote for BJP in by-poll
March 18, 2017Promising that Gundlupet will be adopted if the BJP candidate Niranjan Kumar was elected in Gundlupet by-poll, State BJP Chief B.S. Yeddyurappa has appealed the electorate to reject the Congress candidate. Speaking at the party’s election rally at Begur in the taluk yesterday, he said that BJP candidate Niranjan Kumar’s family continued in public service…
Rape accused sentenced for 10 years rigorous imprisonment
March 18, 2017The 7th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced Sadanand of Makanapura village in Nanjangud taluk, who was accused of raping a minor girl at the village on Jan.26, 2012, for ten years rigorous imprisonment. The village heads had counselled Sadanand then and had persuaded the latter to marry the victim but to no…
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